2017 – Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The former St. Mary’s Church in Kilkenny was the starting point for the Medieval Mile Museum designed to house the city’s Civic Treasures and important carved limestone tombs and funerary monuments from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The medieval building, originally constructed in the 13th Century, required some extension for the display of artefacts in a controlled environment.
The chancel had historically been reduced in size and the nave originally had aisles. Archaeological excavations revealed the presence of extant foundations under the earth. New structures were placed on these made of timber and lead. The project worked with the nature of the building, providing a new stone floor, repairing materials, leaving exposed a large section of the original medieval timber roof which acts as a focus in the plan.
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Published April 27, 2026
